Yesterday I read a post on the New York Times Happy Days blog about a topic that has been coming up repeatedly for me during the past couple of years. Presence. In this post, Norman Fischer writes about the importance of completely inhabiting the present moment and...
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To see photographs from our trip, read the An Italian Honeymoon series. I feel like I’ve finally settled in to being back home. Seattle has been quite welcoming, giving us sunshine, blue skies, and lovely mountain views for the past 2 weekends. I’m getting...
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Day 2 of working from bed. I’ve been taking extra Vitamin C, drinking orange juice twice a day, and just finished up the four glasses of different liquids (water, coffee, orange juice, and smoothie with bananas, blueberries, strawberries, and soy protein powder)...
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On Friday I attended a stress management seminar at work. While my brain responded to some of the info with duh, some of it was helpful. The way stress was defined. Using the words “your perceived” to describe demands being put on you and the resources you...
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There was some sort of weird “connect to the past” vibe going on this weekend. Act 1 Had some friends in town from L.A. One of them heard that I had in my possession a video of myself and my friends from nearly 20 years ago (thanks, Fiancé) and demanded to...
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I am not ashamed to say that I subscribe to all kinds of, what some people might call, “hokey” notions. I’ve read The Secret. I practice yoga occasionally. I’m all aboard Oprah’s brand of spirituality. I made my first vision board...
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On Monday my fiancé said something that I want to explore further. Fiancé…that’s the first time I’ve used it “for real.” I said it several times this weekend in humorously exaggerated or sickeningly sweet ways, but this is the first...
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This is my favorite photo of myself when I was a child. I was probably around two when it was taken. When I look at it, I think that I seem pretty proud of myself. Almost smug. My mom told me the story behind the photo, and it went something like this. We were out...
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Last night my mother called to tell me that one of my old friends had died. I hadn’t spoken with David since early 2005, but from age 12 to 21 he was a prominent fixture in my life. Memories of him span these years. When we were 12: David gets a brand new bright...
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